septbride08's Chocolate Wedding Blog - Wedding By Color http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08 With this ring... ]]> Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:27:57 PST en-us Flowers - Flowers = inspiration http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/24726 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/24726 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:01:00 PST inspiration...a bouquet. I know that the photo sof the magazine page hardly does the image justice, but it's the best I can give you. I found this article in MN Bride during one of my pre-engaged guilty indulgences into wedding magazines. I remember I was so torn about whether or not I should actually buy the magazine just for these bouquet photos...especially when I had no idea when an engagement would come. Well, (obviously) I bought it anyway, and then I stashed it away...and now, I'm so glad I did! Since then I have seen hundreds (thousands?) of wedding bouquets in magazines and online, and I have yet to see anything I love as much. The text from the article states...
"This bridal bouquet, designed by Sasssafras Floral & Garden Design, features cymbidium orchids, Red Sox and Eveline calla lilies, Black Baccara and Blue Curiosa roses, thistle, cestrum, dates, galax leaves and vintage beads. The corsage (shown below) follows suit by using elements similar to the bouquet."
I'm especially drawn to the look of the orange and yellow orchids with the purple roses and calla lilies, and I love the vintage blue of the thistle. When I met with our florist, I brought this photo along to show her. She looked at the picture and asked me some questions about what I specifically liked about the bouquet, and did I like this flower and that flower, and in the end, she told me that I had made her job very easy. It is basically a "copy this look" kind of job. The only thing I'm not crazy about is the berries. I don't mind them, but they don't do much for me from an aesthetic point sense, so we're not including them. This photo was definitely where I got the idea to combine orange with purple/burgundy for our color scheme. The third photo is a photoshopped image of the bouquet with the bridesmaids dresses. Doesn't it look great against that taupe? The fourth photo is another bouquet that I really loved from the article. In the end it was a little too winter feeling for me, but I really like the softness of the pinks and oranges with the deep, deep purple of the calla lilies. Here's a description...
"This vintage inspired bridal bouquet, designed by Martha's Gardens, uses Caption Rosette pink mini calla lilies, Big Fun roses, beehive ginger, Tiramisu spray roses, tweedia, seeded eucalyptus, jasmine vines and velvet leaves."
Lastly, Mama C made these baskets (photo five) for the flower girls to use in the wedding. Aren't they great? I mean, how many people get to have flower girls that carry baskets hand made by their mom in their wedding? I'd guess not many. I think we're going to use some of the extra bridesmaid dress fabric that I ordered to line the baskets and then florist will make a little bouquet to fit inside them. (No petal dropping girls for us!) What was the one thing that served as your inspiration jumping point? All of these floral photos are of images found in MN Bride magazine. I believe it was the Fall/Winter 2006 issue. The article is "A Budding Romance". Photos by Earl Kendall, styling by Lori Evert.]]> DIY - Rehearsal & Groom's dinner invites http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/23801 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/23801 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:24:00 PST brilliant wedding related idea I have had to date. Needless to say, these invites hit the cutting room floor, and a new plan was set in motion. I still wanted to share these for inspiration. If you want more info on how they (or the mailing labels) were designed click {here}. I'll post more on the brilliant idea once the new invites have been sent out.]]> DIY - Guestbook postcards http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/23475 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/23475 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:48:00 PST {this} link.]]> DIY - Memo board guestbook is done! http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/23319 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/23319 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:53:00 PST really love the way it turned out. To finish, I found some brass buttons and ivory ranunculus silk flowers at JoAnn (40% off = a big ol' "YEA!"), and used some left over ribbon from the first part of the project. Then I just slapped it all together with a glue gun. I've already designed the postcards that we will have guests use to leave us messages, and I'm waiting for my next FREE! Vista Print email so that I can order them.]]> Budget - What's the average where you live? http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/21035 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/21035 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:08:00 PST Cost of Wedding, where you can type in your zip code and it will spit out the average cost of wedding where you live. Well, sort of. Naturally, my curiosity got the best of me, and I entered our zip code. This is the response I got... On average, couples that live in XXXXX (Ourhometown, MN) spend between $16,458 and $49,374 for their wedding. This does not include cost for a honeymoon or engagement ring. In this area, 81% of couples spend less than the average wedding cost while 19% of couples spend more than the average. Huh, wah?!? Our "average" wedding has a nearly $33,000 spread?! Why don't they just tell me that in our area, people generally spend between $0 and and infinite amount of money on their wedding? It's about that helpful. Not to mention that according to Merriam-Webster, an average is "a single value (as a mean, mode, or median) that summarizes or represents the general significance of a set of unequal values". Don't worry, you read that right, it says "single value". I also enjoy the part where it states that 81% of couples spend less than the average, and 19% spend more than the average. That, of course, leaves 0% of couples spending the average amount of money on their wedding. That's right, no one in our zip code spends between $16,458 and $49,374 on their wedding! It's amazing! I played around on the site, and put in a number of zip codes from our area as well as greater MN and Eastern WI, and although the specific numbers changed, the spread stayed about the same. Clearly, there's no need to get my knickers in a knot or anything, but I just had to dump share. Image source]]> Wedding Shows - Have you seen this? http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/20813 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/20813 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:55:00 PST And just for a few more laughs, here's another one... For more, visit current.com]]> Ask a Question - Wedding dress video http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/20466 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/20466 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:18:00 PST once, but twice now Miss Cherry Pie, over at Weddingbee, has captivated me with short videos of her prancing around the La Belle Elaine's bridal shop in her wedding gown. Take a look for your self (unless your name is Mr. Cherry Pie!)... Miss Cherry Pie's Dress Fitting #1: Miss Cherry Pie's Dress Fitting #2: Next week my mom and I are going in for another fitting/try on for both of our dresses, and my sister (MOH) may come with (and bring her dress?). Of course, The Wedding Shoppe doesn't exactly have a lighed runway, but it could be kind of fun to capture us all on video. So, do you think we can pull it off? Is the video way too cheesy, or a fun memento??]]> Outdoor Weddings - Save your heels (and your ankles) http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/18462 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/18462 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:56:00 PST outdoor bride. This is for the bride who doesn't want to give up her heels for her lovely garden wedding. SoleMates High Heeler prevents your heels from sinking into grass, rocks, and [narrow] grates. This would also be a great gift for your bridesmaids. The High Heeler is available in clear and black. image source]]> Music - Mixed tape playlists at mixwit.com http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/16285 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/16285 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:53:00 PST mixwit.com. Of course, I grew up in the tape era, so I remember sitting in my room for hours at a time making the perfect mixed tapes. Anyway, just thought I'd share. The best part about it (other than the old school tape graphic) is that it doesn't automatically start playing when someone looks at your page. I'm sorry ladies, but it seriously annoys me when I come across someone's blog and music starts playing. I'm always in a panic to find the playlist player and turn the thing off. Anyway, here are a couple of my tapes. I hope you all have fun playing with around on this site!
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]]> DIY Project - Memo board guestbook http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/15883 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/15883 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:26:00 PST With this ring.... The inspiration images can be found at these links... Inside Weddings, Markessaxo, and Sarah K Chen's blog.]]> Outdoor Weddings - A must-have item... http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/15871 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/15871 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:27:00 PST sunscreen towelettes are a must-have for anyone who is. I googled "sunscreen wipes" and found multiple varieties on Amazon as well as other [dot] coms. That Martha, she's always thinking!]]> Accessories - Pearl Dog Collar http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/14690 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/14690 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:13:00 PST With this ring today, and I can't wait to make one for our Newfie! She can't officially participate in our wedding, but we are hoping to get a few photos with her between the ceremony and reception. This will be the perfect thing to dress her up. For instructions on how to make your own, click here . The first picture is of Darci's Lola, pic 4 is the Martha Stewart article where she got the idea. The last pic is of our girl. (What a cutie!)]]> Countdown - 100 days and counting! http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/13994 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/13994 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:44:00 PST Veils http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/13731 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/13731 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:31:00 PST birdcageveils.com
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]]> Invitation - My pride and joy. http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/13328 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/13328 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:48:00 PST With this ring... I'll also be posting how I set up my own mail merge for the wonderful (and crafty) Martha Stewart address labels. (I just couldn't fathom my messy handwriting ruining the envelopes.)]]> Bridesmaid Gifts - Philosophy Bridal Party http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/13192 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/13192 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:00:00 PST Ask a Question - Do you have a favorite wedding blog?? http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/13101 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/13101 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:55:00 PST Mrs. Lovebug at weddingbee.com. (Keep a box of tissues handy, she can make you tear up with her writing!) a $10,000 wedding Road to the Aisle...lots of great DIY info With this ring... Not to be confused with my new blog With this ring... , which I am slowly getting info on to. I guess I should have known that "With this ring..." wasn't to original. Oh well!]]> Bridesmaids - The dresses http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/13029 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/13029 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:45:00 PST Bill Levkoff website. (Big fan of their dresses.) I was pretty skeptical of the "tube dress" description on the site, but when the girls tried them on at the bridal shop, we all loved them. They are fitted, but the rouching (sp?) hides everything you want it to (and the color looks MUCH better in person than in the picture). For shoes they are wearing Nine West Bradeton in chocolate, which we got at Macy's (can't find them anywhere else in that color). Their necklaces I'll be giving them are also from Macy's (Charter Club). I really like multi strand necklaces, so these really caught my eye, and the taupe pearls match the dresses perfectly! I also loaded some pictures of other dresses we looked at (all Bill Levkoff). As usual, more info on my blog (With this ring...)]]> Do-it-yourself - Our monogram http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/12969 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/12969 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:47:00 PST With this ring...]]> Inspiration Board & Color Palette - Here it is... http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/12747 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/12747 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:52:00 PST Inspiration board: Row 1 (L to R): Larrazo bronze tafetta bridesmaid dress (theknot.com), stained glass window from Church of St Peter, hair comb (unknown source), vintage program (theknot.com) Row 2: Orange floral programs (theknot.com), monogrammed guestbook (theknot.com), Essence of Australia dress (essencedesigns.com), chocolate/orange/burgundy invite (renaissancewritings.com) Row 3: Sottero & Midgley dress (sotteroandmidgley.com), ribbon wrapped cake (www.buttercream.info), cake card box (ebay seller The Wedding Main St), side swept bangs (unknown source) Row 4: Votive escort cards (soireespecialevents.blogspot.com), Liz Rene Coture Shoes - Melissa (bestbridalprices.com), Calvin Klein Chocolate tuxedo (nedrebos.com), wish jar/hurricane (theknot.com) The only thing that is really missing from this is a picture of my dream flowers. This boquet (from the 2006 fall/winter volume of Minnesota Bride...yes, before I was engaged) were the jumping off point of my inspiration. The boquet is a vintage inspired design that includes cymbidium orchids, Red Sox and Eveline calla lilies, Black Baccara and Blue Curiosa roses, thistle, cestrum, galax leaves and vintage beads. The picture is a stunning mix of oranges, yellows, purples, with touches of blue/green thistle! Our bouquets will all be based off of this photo and I cannot wait to see how they turn out! Color palette: Includes chocolate brown, taupe, orange, and burgandy. My dress and the guys' tux shirts will be ivory, so I included that. The color samples are the closest I could find.]]> Update: Votive Escort Cards - Thanks for your help!! http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/12506 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/12506 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:44:00 PST charlie813 and katuska for pointing me towards some pictures of votive place cards! These pictures are some that I found this morning by searching your suggested sites and by doing a google image search for "votive escort". (Seriously, I think my brain was completely fried last night.) Here are the links for my pictures... Main photo Photo 2 Photos 3, 4, & 5 Photos 6 & 7 Photo 8 Also, I found a great deal on candles at candles4less.com. You can order 72 votives with 72 votive candles for $36.99 (about $0.51 per set). What's even better, when you buy more, the cost per case drops. THANKS AGAIN!!]]> Ask a Question - Help! I can't find it! http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/12447 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/12447 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:40:00 PST THANK YOU! UPDATE: Thanks to the help of charlie813 and katuska I was able to find some pictures of what I was looking for. See my other posts for more information.]]> Renovations - Saw the Church Today http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/12029 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/12029 Sat, 31 May 2008 14:50:00 PST ]]> Ask a Question - Venues: What were your deciding factors? http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/11988 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/11988 Sat, 31 May 2008 10:46:00 PST capacity and availability. What were the deciding factors when choosing your ceremony/reception sites? Was there something you absolutely would not compromise on? Did you put off your wedding date for the location of your dreams??]]> Reception Site - Lake Elmo Inn Event Center http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/11920 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/11920 Thu, 29 May 2008 16:44:00 PST Ceremony Site - Church of St Peter http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/11872 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/11872 Thu, 29 May 2008 11:34:00 PST Our Story - Bex's version http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/11858 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/11858 Thu, 29 May 2008 10:07:00 PST Going to the chapel... - Creating memories of the path to our day http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/11853 http://www.weddingbycolor.com/septbride08/milestones/11853 Thu, 29 May 2008 09:10:00 PST